From: Kevin Baumgartner (kbaumgar@xxxxxxxxx)
Date: Wed Jan 10 2001 - 16:21:53 GMT-3
At 01:59 PM 1/10/01 -0500, jeffkesemeyer wrote:
>You make an interesting point on attempts.
>
>I am getting ready to make my first attempt and I really an not sure as what
>to expect on the difficulty of the lab. I am practicing and reading and
>hopefully I will make it to the second day. My only thoughts can be that the
>first time will have to be a practice run so I can learn what I am weak at.
>Seems everyone makes second attempts so the level required must be more than
>anyone can estimate.
For most people I think the first attempt is really a chance to see what the
lab is all about. I think I saw someone post that there is only a 14% pass
rate for
the first attempt. Don't know if it's that they are not prepared enough or
it's more
difficult than they though.
>I would be interested in here about the personal weak spots others had on
>their first attempt.
>Giving others a way to test their abilities before the lab. Someone once
>mentioned that they could configure six routers in 20 minutes with 3-IGP's,
>FR, and ISDN. They passed the lab so that is a goal that I must be able to
>do as well. This does not guarantee I will pass, but I will certainly limit
>myself if I can't do it.
>
>I think if everyone knew the difficulty in the beginning that there would be
>more passing on the first attempts and less of a lab back log. I been
>wanting to take the test since the beginning but my only books on Cisco were
>the 9.12 IOS manuals, now there are only three Cisco Press books that I
>don't have.
Might help but also might reduce the level of the certification. After
the first attempt
you will certainly find out the level of the difficulty. I know I did and
it wasn't that I
didn't think it was difficult going in, but I guess until you actually sit
in the lab you
really don't find out what you don't know.
Kevin
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